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Is America ready to ban forced arbitration agreements?
14/12/2021
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John van der Luit-Drummond, Editor

Around 60 million Americans – more than 55% of the nation’s workforce – are subject to mandatory arbitration agreements. But in the wake of the #MeToo movement and increased scrutiny of confidentiality clauses, which campaigners argue silence victims of workplace misconduct, that could be about to change.